New data released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Louisiana added 33-hundred non-farm jobs from November to December. Louisiana Workforce Commission Chief Economist Emily DiPalma says the number of non-farm jobs was just under two-million
“One million nine hundred and seventy-three thousand and nine hundred jobs. And the series has seen 33 consecutive months of increases over the year gain.”
Dipalma says the state’s unemployment rate for December was 3.7 percent…
“Even though that’s a point two percentage point increase from the previous month, it’s still a low unemployment rate overall.”
Over the year, private education and health services gained 11-thousand jobs, 82-hundred construction jobs were added and the government added 71-hundred jobs.
Dipalma says New Orleans added 800 jobs from November to December, while the Shreveport metro area added 700. She thought it was significant that Shreveport added that many jobs…
“I don’t think I’ve seen Shreveport in my top three over the month gainers for the metro areas the past few rounds but for December they’re in the top three with seven hundred.”
Baton Rouge added 400 jobs from November to December, Monroe added 300, while Alexandria lost 300.
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